as in totalitarian
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of antidemocratic
Eventually, Congress could enact reforms that lessen some of our system’s antidemocratic distortions.
—
Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
At first, the war stopped the protest movement in its tracks, allowing the government to pursue many of its antidemocratic plans with far less scrutiny.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
Porras has been sanctioned by the U.S. for corruption and antidemocratic actions and is locked in a fight with President Bernardo Arévalo, who was elected on an anti-corruption platform.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
Most maddening is that so many people who clearly view themselves as liberal champions—ranging from Kagan to former president Barack Obama—remain under the sway of an antidemocratic, pro-monopoly ideology dating to 1981, in the early days of the Reagan presidency.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for antidemocratic 
Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
At first, the war stopped the protest movement in its tracks, allowing the government to pursue many of its antidemocratic plans with far less scrutiny.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
Porras has been sanctioned by the U.S. for corruption and antidemocratic actions and is locked in a fight with President Bernardo Arévalo, who was elected on an anti-corruption platform.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
Most maddening is that so many people who clearly view themselves as liberal champions—ranging from Kagan to former president Barack Obama—remain under the sway of an antidemocratic, pro-monopoly ideology dating to 1981, in the early days of the Reagan presidency.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for antidemocratic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidemocratic
Adjective
-
Language, in 1984, is violence by another means, an adjunct of the totalitarian strategies inflicted by the regime.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
-
King’s Running Man, published in 1982 and written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, was set in 2025 in an America under a totalitarian regime that uses violent game shows to placate the disenfranchised masses.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
Adjective
-
By that logic, the Union is the oppressive force, and her movement is the real resistance.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
-
Debuting in 2014, Watch Dogs is an action-adventure game immersing players in the world of skilled hackers who use technology to combat oppressive forces controlling major cities across the world.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
Adjective
-
In our age of brutal wars, authoritarian politics, cultures of contempt, and technology that promises to replace us with machines, what is left of the idea of the human being?George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
-
Autocratic The autocratic style is also known as authoritarian leadership.Jason Miller, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
-
The rise of autocratic regimes across the world over the last decade and a half has put democrats on high alert.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
-
By Michael Schuman The revelation that North Korean troops have been gathering in Russia, ostensibly to assist President Vladimir Putin in his brutal invasion of Ukraine, has stoked Western fears of autocratic states banding together to undermine the interests of democracies.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
Adjective
-
Heston’s square-jawed nobility was rarely better exploited — not even a cameo from Jesus near the end can overshadow his magisterial heroism. 41.Will Leitch, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
-
Amazon This magisterial work focuses on the failure to prevent World War II.Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
Adjective
-
Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
-
He’s simply replaced one tyrannical master with another.Katie Rife, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near antidemocratic
Cite this Entry
“Antidemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidemocratic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share